Straw or hay loading apparatus.



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STRAW OIL HAY LGDING APPARATUS.

Speeicaiion of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

Application med march 1, 1917. serial no. 153,063.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Jeux H. HA'sELuorr, a citizen of the United Stetes, residing at l-lighland, in the county of; Iowa, Stifte of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useliul Straw' or lluy Loadine Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the iiollowmfr to be e lfull, clear, and exact: descri )tion of the invention,

hers skilled in the art to which it, appertains to make and use the Slne.

This invention relates to an improved straw or hay loading apparatus, and one oli the objects of the invention is to provide a n apparatus of this particular `hind that is portable by any suitable wagon or other vehicle, whereby hay or straw, loose or in bundle form, may be pit-.lied up, hoistedand loaded onto the wagen, as the same traverses the field.

A further object of the invention is the )revision of a piek-u, and hoisting fork having manual control) clutch connections with the rear supporting exle of the vehicle, whereby the fork may be hoisted through the medium et the rot-atten of the axle,.to heist und load the commodity on to the aragon, utter which the clutch connections muy be released, i'|llo\\ing the fork to gravitate to its normal position.

A further object, of the invention is the provision of n lifting or hoisting fork, which may be adjusted `at different angles from the -side of the weeen or other vehicle.

In practical ltields, the details of construetion may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as 4hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure l. is e plan -riew of u. wagon or other vehicle, showing the improved straw orhny loading apparatus us applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is e view m side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View` of' the clutch mechanism carried by the rear axle of the 'vehicleY whereby the loading apparatus maybe thrown 1n and out of clutch with che axle.

Referring more especially to the drawings, il designates the frame of n wagon or other suitable vehicle, and 2 the wagon body, and mounted in bearings 3 of the rear end of the frame, is an axle 4, on which the supporting wheels 5 and 6 are journuled.

.movementof the shaft l2.

The wheel 5 rotates loosely on the spindle of the axle, while the other spindle T of the axle is rectangular in cross section, so that the supportin wheel 6 will rotate with the axle, there being a nut 8 to hold the wheel 6 on its Spindle. Secured at l) near the upper and lower portions ot one of the sides 0l the body 2, are the upper and lower brackets l0 and l1, in bearings of which the vertical shaft 12 is mmmted. The lowerportion of the shaft l)- hes an cnlurgemcnt, thereby providing a shoulder 13, enguglno the lower bracket l1, to ynment downwar- Suspended at- 1-1 from the upper end ot the shaft is a pulley lo over which the upper end of the hoisting' chain JG engages. The shaft l2 has n laterally extending erin 1T, in a bifurcation ol which on a pin 18 the shank or arm 19 of a pick-up fort: 2U is pivoted. As will be noteththc fork with its arm or shank so depends from the arm 1'? as to assume a position, whereby straw or hay, loose or in bundle :Form muy be picked up. (lne rnd of the chain I6 is connected to an eye )1 of the shrink or arm 19, so that when a pulling action is imparted on the chain, in )assing over said pulley l5. the fork, witli its load of' hay or straw, may be hoist ed in such wise as to toss the hay or straw into the wagon or vehicle body. .f\ set screw is threaded through the outcI-,portion of the bracket 1.0, so that its extremity may engage the shaft 12, whereby upon setting up on the set screw, the shaft 12 may be held in adjusted posit-ion. By loosening the setscrew and adjusting the shaft 19., the fork may be held at, different angles with respect to the body ofthe wagon, that is, by tightening up onl the set screw. Secured to the lower extremity el the reduced part 23 of the shaft l2 by means of .fr pin 2i is an eye 25, through which :L chain 26 extends. One end of this chain is connected to an eye'27 of the shank or member l!) of the fork. A suitable clutch mechanisn'i is carried by the axle Il; of the vehicle, and this mechanism consists of the clutch members Q8, 2f) and 30. The members 2f) and 30 are loose on the axle 4, and the member 30 has un .annular groove 31. lvoted upon 'ping 32, adjacent one face of the nwmher .Jf, are the dogs 252i having frictional clutch .uhoes 3l, which are designed to engage the inner surface ofthe flange of the el: 'oh :number BO, whereby s a-idmembers 29 and :l0 muy rotate substantially together', in other words, the mem'ber 30 may slip slightly with respect to the member 29, that is,-when the fork is in the 4act of lifting a load of straw or hay. The periphery 36 of the member 29 is slightly tapered, and secured to the outer end of the pin 37 (which extends laterally and downwardly from one side of the wagon body) is a friction band 88, which engages the tapering periphery 36 of the clutch member 29. y

The clutch member 29 is provided with clutch teeth 40, to beengaged by the clutch teeth 41 of the clutch member 28, that is, when the member 28 is moved toward the member 29 by the action of the spring 42, which is interposed between the member 28 and one of the bearing portions Il of the frame. The action of the spring 42 will not only keep the teeth 40 Va nd 41 in engagement, but will maintain the member 29 forced toward and close to the member 30, so that the dogs 88 will contact with one face of the member 30 and outwardly, so that the shoes 34 of said members will frictionally contact witlnthe flange 35 of the member 80, thereby causing the member 30 to rotate with the member 29, and when -such is the case, the chain 1G (which is attached at 43 to the member 30) will wind or wrap around the groove 31 of the member 30, when the wheel 6 rotates in the direction of the arrow a, thereby imparting a pull on the chain 16 and hoisting the fork. The member 28 has an annular groove 44, into which the lugs 45 of the forks 4G of the lever 47 (which is piy'oted at 48 to a part of the frame 1) extend, so that when the lever is moved in the direction of the arrow b, the teeth of the member 28 will disengage the teeth of the member 29.' Projecting downwardl y from the forward part of the frame 1 is a bracket arm 50, to which a foot lever 51 is pi voted as at 32. A segment rack 53 is mounted upon the upper part of the frame 1, and one edge of the foot lever is designed to f' ,operate with the teeth of the rack 53 to ho=l the lever in different adjusted positions. rlhe rod -'l connects the lever 51 and one end of the lever 47, and by pressing the lever 51 forwardly, the lever 47 may be actuated to operate the clutch member 28 to throw its teeth out of engagement with the,

teeth 40 of the member 28 against the action of the spring 42, and by causing one edge Y ofthe lever 51 to engage the leeih'of thc segment 53, when the lever tis pressed forwardly, to hold the clutch member.' 28 out of engagement wil li the clutch member 2f), whether the fork is lowered or in a raised position. A lever is p'ivoted at- .i6 to one side of the frame 1, and one end of the lever 55 is connected at 57 to one endof the friction band 38. oted on an arm (ll), which depends down- A second foot lever 59 is piv-.

the friction shoes to bind against the inner surface of the fiange 35, and owing to the member 30 being loose on the axle and so held by the member 29 and the shoes, the member 30 will be prevented from rotating. In the operation of picking up and loading the hay or straw, the fork is first lowered as shown in Fig. 2` The vehicle is moved forward, and the hay or straw is gathered upon the fork, and when it is supplied with a sufficient quantity, the foot lever 51 is so manipulated as to allow the s ring 42 to move the clutch member 28 so tlI'iat its teeth will engage the teeth of 29, in which case the chain 1G will wrap in the groove of the member 30, which will impart a pull on the chain 16, hence hoisting the fork to a sulficient point, substantially over the body 2 of the wagon, allowing the straw or hay to de'- posit therein. The chain 26 has sullieient looseness or slack, so that the fork may be hoisted almost to its limit, but just before the fork reaches its limit of its elevated position, the chain 26 tightens sufficiently to impart a pull on thc lever 47 in the direction of the arrow Z), thereby disengaging the clutch 28 from the clutch 29. Atthe same time pressure is applied to the foot lever 59, which will hold the fork in its raised position in the manner previously stai-etl- When it is desired to lower the fork, (which may be accomplished gradually) pressure upon the lever 59 may be gradually lessened, which will gradually lessen the friction between the band 38 and the tapered periph ery of clutch member 29.

r1`he invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful, is z- In combination with a vehicle, a pair of upper and lower axially alined bearings mounted upon the side of the body of the vehicle, a vertical shaft mounted in said bearings and having a shoulder to. engage the lower bearings to prevent downward axial movement of the shaft, a pick-up forlir having its shank pivoted to the lower pail llfi tend outwardly, downwardly and forwardly, a pulley at .the upper end of the 4 shaft, the shaft at its lower end having anA eye, a chain connected to the fork and passin over the pulley, whereby the chain will pu l down upon the shaft lo hold said shoulder in contact with the lower bearing, when a pulling action is imparted on thc chain, a second chain connected to the L-liank of the ink-up fork and passing through said eye, a` member having clutch means mounted on the rear axle of the vehicle, and to which member the first `chain is connected, spring tensioned clutch" means cooperating with the first clutch means, whereby said-niembe-r Wil] rotate with the axle for raising the pick-up fork, connections between the seo ond chain and the second clutch means, whereby as the piek-up fork ronrhos the, ]imit of its raised position, said Ser-ond clutch means` is disengaged from the hist clutch means, and foot actuated means ooperating with said member to hold it at its limit of rotation, thereby holding the pick-up fork 15 raised.

In testimony whereof 'I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN H. HASEL'I-IOFF.

Witnesses:

RnoiNA C. Dormi, Fimo WEIDINFJLLNR. 

